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Contents:
- HOW GAY IS PIXAR’S LU?
- LU MAY NOT BE A GAY NARRATIVE, BUT ’S ABSOLUTELY A QUEER ONE
- SORRY, FOLKS, PIXAR’S LU ISN’T GAY
- IS LU PIXAR’S FIRST GAY MOVIE? MAYBE
- 'LU' DIRECTOR ADMS THEY 'TALKED ABOUT' MAKG THE LEADS GAY BUT CID TO FOC ON A 'PRE-ROMANCE' IENDSHIP
- IS LU A GAY METAPHOR?
HOW GAY IS PIXAR’S LU?
Lu is marketed as a "metaphor for anythg" but the sea monster setup is a perfect allegory for a gay story, and LGBTQ viewers n read that way. * luca gay themes *
Lu is marketed as a "metaphor for anythg" but the sea monster setup is a perfect allegory for a gay story, and LGBTQ viewers n read that way.
LU MAY NOT BE A GAY NARRATIVE, BUT ’S ABSOLUTELY A QUEER ONE
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Lu has arrived on Disney+ and, spe what Pixar says, the movie prents a strong allegory for growg up gay and fdg a nnectn wh other LGBTQ people.
SORRY, FOLKS, PIXAR’S LU ISN’T GAY
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IS LU PIXAR’S FIRST GAY MOVIE? MAYBE
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'LU' DIRECTOR ADMS THEY 'TALKED ABOUT' MAKG THE LEADS GAY BUT CID TO FOC ON A 'PRE-ROMANCE' IENDSHIP
When director Enri Casarosa says he didn’t tend to make Lu a gay romance, I believe him.
IS LU A GAY METAPHOR?
OK, but isn’t still a ltle b gay?